NowTV / Watching F1

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Folks,

Any views on what the most cost effective way of watching F1 is for 2020? Having Ditched sky some years ago, I was quite happily watching on C4, but then when they fell out with FreeSat, the SD-only option is pretty horrible.

I was considering a nowTv stick and forking out the £9.99 for each race, especially with family commitments meaning that I rarely get to watch them all.

People have mentioned NowTv deals that come along now and again where you can get a whole season pass for a discount, but at least at the moment, I don't seem to be able to find any of those.

Thanks, Ace

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TheDeuce said:

Could just watch online via now TV website/app if you really want to watch the full sport live - which after 2019, I'd say was worth it... Even though in the end sky/now TV is clearly a rip off!! £200+ a year... It's undeniably unreasonable!

The challenge there is that the All4 app (still) doesn't broadcast in HD - and on a 4K TV, the SD streaming looks awful. It actually looks better on my phone than the big screen.


.... I mean, pet peeve that they still can't stream in HD and it's 2020!

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HardtopManual said:

I bought the Now TV season pass last year, thinking that even if I missed the race, I could watch on catch up. You can't, which is why I won't buy it again. You have to watch live or when the race is rebroadcast.

this is a useful specific that I was going to ask about, no catch up :-(... also interesting that it's 720p and not 1080...although that's still better than the c4 app.

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does anyone happen to know how the "boost" add on (that gives you 1080p HD + 5.1 sound) with the 24 pass thing?

Looks like the HD pass is only available as a monthly add on (£3 a month) - but curious how this works if I'm only doing 24 hour passes. Do I have to pay every month for the Boost pack, even if I'm only watching a few races a year via the £9.99 PAYG option?

Thanks, Ace

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Mr Dendrite said:

A reminder that Tesco clubcard offers Now tv these days, so £1 of clubcard vouchers gives you £3 of Now tv spend. That works out at £66 for the year on the deal Now tv are offering. I am tempted, only holding off as I’m not sure we’re going have much of a season at this rate.

indeed, a colleague's son works for one of the teams and although this weekend is on... the subsequent ones are looking dicey... PAYG appears to be the way forward!

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Rick_1138 said:

I had heaps of club card vouchers that we can't use up here as none of the restaurants nearby etc.

So I converted them to now TV vouchers and have £150 in now TV funds. All for F1.

Glad I didnt spend them yet on a pass

I'll get chernobyl on entertainment instead

Chernobyl is amazing... wait for the coal miners, they're great!